Wildscreen festival
Nairobi 2023
Building on the success of our 2022 Festival Hub and with support from BBC Studios Natural History Unit, we are launching a new, stand-alone 2-day Festival, in one of the most actively filmed parts of our natural world.
Celebrating and elevating the African Filmmaking industry.
30th June – 1st July 2023, Alliance Française, Nairobi
Why Nairobi?
Our Aims -
- Celebrate the role of Kenya and Africa in the International Wildlife Film Industry
- Elevate African Storytellers within the Global Wildlife Storytelling Industry, increasing representation within creative and editorial roles
- Support the pipeline of Indigenous Africa Storytelling Talent, providing Mentorship, Networking opportunities and demystifying the business of Wildlife Film
- Capacity-build and create and support the growing Industry Infrastructure within Africa
Wildscreen Festival Nairobi 2023
The Wildscreen Festival Nairobi Programme will focused on 4 key elements:
Craft
Storytelling, Developing Techniques, Cinematography, Post-Production & Editing
Business
Networking, Collaborating, Co-Productions, Commissioning, Demystifying Distribution
Talent
Talent, EDI, Indigenous Communities
Impact
Conservation, Biodiversity, Climate Change
Speakers
We have many outstanding speakers at this year's Wildscreen Festival Nairobi and many more still to be announced!
Our speakers tell important stories that need to be told.
Make sure to follow us on our social accounts to hear all new speakers announcements first.
Wild Pitch
Applications now open!
Six filmmakers will have 3 minutes to pitch their wildlife project to a jury of leading international commissioners and senior executives live on stage. Following a 3-minute pitch, the pitchees will get immediate feedback from the judges. The judges will choose the top three projects, which will walkaway with a prize fund totalling $19,000.
Application Deadline: Monday 12th June
Wild Pitch is open to new or established filmmakers born or living in Africa and projects can be submitted in either English or Kiswahili.
Wild Pitch is kindly made possible by National Geographic.
Meet our Festival Advisory Board
The festival is being curated by representatives from the global natural history film and TV industry, conservation organisations and African wildlife storytellers.
Asif Choudhury
Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN Habitat – British High Commission, Nairobi
Caroline Cox
Production Executive – BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Chloe Sarosh
Executive Producer – Wildstar Films Ltd
Fiona Tande
Founder, Director – Pridelands Wildlife Film Festival
Janet Han Vissering
SVP, Development & Production – National Geographic Channel
Jeff Wilson
Director – Silverback Films
Nashipae Orumoy
Director, Strategic Communications and Marketing – Africa Wildlife Foundation
Michael Masheti
Production and Liaison Officer – Kenya Film Commission
Dr Paula Kahumbu
CEO – WildlifeDirect
Pauline Kyalo
Assistant Film Producer – WildlifeDirect
Richard Madeley
Head of Sustainability – VI Rental
Sreya Biswas
Head of Natural History, BBC Commissioning – BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Volunteering
Volunteering applications now open for Wildscreen Festival Nairobi!
We’re looking for friendly, enthusiastic and committed individuals to join the Wildscreen team to help to deliver the event.
As a Wildscreen Festival Nairobi volunteer, you’ll gain hands-on event experience, develop news skills and meet people working in natural world storytelling.
As a thank you for volunteering, you will receive:
- A letter of reference
- A free ticket to the alternative day of the Festival that they are not volunteering on
- A Wildscreen Festival Nairobi branded t-shirt
- In-person volunteers will receive 1 meal per shift (Day Shift)
Deadline to apply: Thursday 1st June, 12 EAT
Programme suggestion box
We would love to hear from you! Alongside our fantastic Festival Advisory Board, we are welcoming suggestions from our creative audience for content that you would like to see and experience at our festival.
Please complete this short form here to share your programme content ideas!
